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CELEBRATE Feeding: A Responsive Approach to Food and Feeding in Early Learning Settings
Melissa D Rossiter1, Margaret Young1, Elizabeth Dickson2
1Department of Applied Human Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE.
Summary
The CELEBRATE Feeding Approach supports early childhood educators in using responsive feeding practices. This framework aims to foster children's autonomy, self-regulation, and positive relationships with food.
Area of Science:
- Child Nutrition
- Pediatric Health
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Canadian early learning and child care (ELCC) settings have nutrition standards and encourage responsive feeding.
- Caregiver confidence and stress can impact responsive feeding practices.
- Existing responsive feeding concepts are foundational.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce the CELEBRATE Feeding Approach, a behavior change framework for ELCC.
- Support early childhood educators in implementing responsive feeding.
- Enhance children's autonomy, self-regulation, and food relationship.
Main Methods:
- Developed a flexible framework based on behavior change theory.
- Incorporated 13 target educator behaviors across CELEBRATE language, mealtime, and play.
- Focused on supporting educators in ELCC environments.
Main Results:
- The CELEBRATE approach provides specific behaviors for educators.
- It integrates responsive feeding with play-based learning and daily language.
- Aims to improve children's openness to diverse foods and self-regulation.
Conclusions:
- The CELEBRATE Feeding Approach offers a structured way to promote responsive feeding in ELCC.
- It supports the development of lifelong healthy eating habits and positive food relationships in children.
- Empowering educators is key to fostering children's autonomy and self-regulation around food.
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